With Content Applicator Or Dispenser Patents (Class 206/229)
  • Patent number: 6923347
    Abstract: An assembly for packaging a product such as a cosmetic product in the form of a cream or a gel. The assembly includes a flexible container or pot containing the product, with the container having a first end closed by a bottom and a second end, opposite the first, forming a neck delimiting an opening. The flexible container is removably disposed in a rigid structure with the rigid structure preferably extending substantially over the entire height of the container lying under the neck. The flexible container is configured so that, once it is extracted from the rigid structure, pressure exerted on the flexible container causes deformation of the container to displace the product towards the opening for use. The container can return to its undeformed shape by elastic return forces when the pressure ceases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Mathilde Winckels
  • Patent number: 6895976
    Abstract: A toothbrush and toothpaste case in which two housings are fastened together at their open edges by snap fittings to form a partially split chamber that contains both a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. One of the two housings has a single chamber. The other housing has a dual chamber wherein the two chambers are separated by a septum. The septum preferably includes an elongated slit. Each of the two housings is made of a single piece of molded plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Inventors: Gayle C. Hetzler, David N. Cohen
  • Patent number: 6883990
    Abstract: A cosmetics container includes a hollow container and a cover unit. The cover unit is composed of a connecting cover, a brush, a revolving base and a revolving cover. The brush is normally positioned in the connecting cover of the cover unit. To do makeup, the revolving cover is rotated with the revolving base, and simultaneously the brush is extended out of the cover unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Hawthorn Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Ching Shih
  • Publication number: 20040232013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging unit for articles intended for one time use only, such as plasters, medicaments and disposable handkerchiefs, where said articles are placed on top of each other or on top of and by the side of each other or only by the side of each other, to form a layer of juxtaposed articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Per Renhed
  • Patent number: 6808068
    Abstract: A portable device for dental hygiene comprising a new configuration of handleless toothbrush, of easy portability, whose body is manufactured of resilient plastic material with the approximate shape of a through thimble on the sides, to be specially fitted of the first phalange of an index finger, which has, incorporated in its lower surface, a plurality of bristle rows radially laid out and, in its upper surface, a set of slots in relief to massage the gums, constituting a small device that can be carried in the pocket or inside a small pouch or handbag, inside a package specially designed for its accommodation, that includes an internal container to store a small quantity of toothpaste, thus permitting that the user has a complete portable kit of dental hygiene at his disposal and comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventor: Eli Eddy Abada
  • Patent number: 6802416
    Abstract: A package assembly or kit can be used in conjunction with storing and dispensing adhesive materials. The package assembly can include an enclosure in which an applicator and a container may be positioned. The container contains adhesive material. The enclosure may include a base and a cover. The base preferably includes one or more cavities, with at least one applicator disposed in one of the cavities. Further, the container may be disposed in another of the cavities. The cover may be provided with a plurality of wells. The container may include a restrictor positioned within a neck of the container. The restrictor is provided to limit the volume of adhesive material retained in an absorbent end of an applicator such as a swab. The package assembly can be provided in a sterilized condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Closure Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Keith R. D'Alessio, Gary F. Prokop, Leonard F. Czuba, Carl F. Behrend, Peter J. Kopec, Upvan Narang, Gabriel N. Szabo, Anthony S. Voiers, Cheryl A. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 6779566
    Abstract: A connector device is provided that permits two separately stored ingredients to be mixed in and dispensed from the same container. The connector device includes an attachment mechanism for connecting two containers together to permit combining of separately stored ingredients and another attachment mechanism for connecting a dispenser to the container containing the combined ingredients to permit dispensing of the product directly from that container. In a preferred embodiment, a stopper is included in the neck of the first container, the second container including a device for penetrating the stopper. Also disclosed is a method of intermixing products with the connector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventor: Steven P. Engel
  • Patent number: 6779657
    Abstract: A single-use applicator assembly for dispensing and applying a polymerizable monomeric adhesive material includes: a base portion having at least one sealed compartment; a polymerizable monomeric adhesive material contained in the compartment; an applicator at least partially disposed in the compartment such that a tip of the applicator is proximate the adhesive material. The at least one sealed compartment may comprise first and second sealed compartments that are separated with the polymerizable monomeric adhesive material contained in the first compartment and the applicator at least partially disposed in the second compartment. Alternatively, the first and second compartments may be open to each other. In such case, the applicator assembly may further comprise a plunger that defines the second compartment and that is movable into the first compartment to displace the adhesive material into the second compartment. A kit can include multiple applicator assemblies that are separate or frangibly connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Closure Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence H. Mainwaring, Upvan Narang
  • Patent number: 6764370
    Abstract: A bubble wand with an ornamental figure and an ornamental bubble loop. The ornamental figure and ornamental loop are provided in the form of beads, shapes, letters, a small figurine of an animal, plant, person, cartoon character, action figure, or other attractive representation. The ornamental figure and loop are attached to the wand or are provided with a means for releasably or slidably attaching the ornamental figure to the wand or to a suction tube used in many soap dispensers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventor: Mary Kay Bitton
  • Patent number: 6758331
    Abstract: A convenience-providing truck-windshield cleaning device comprised of a squeegee and a container having interior dimensions only slightly larger than the squeegee for containing a supply of windshield-washing liquid in the lower portions thereof, and a cover for sealing off the interior with the squeegee therewithin, the squeegee having a handle slightly shorter than the depth of the interior of the container to enable same to be completely enclosed within the chamber with the cover of the chamber closed, yet being of sufficient length to enable the truck driver to reach the midsection of the truck's windshield, for cleaning same while standing beside the truck opposite an end of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Inventor: David M. DeHart
  • Publication number: 20040099545
    Abstract: A tissue container comprising a tissue receiving enclosure and a re-closable opening for dispensing tissues there through, and an associated auxiliary compartment holding a preparation for use in conjunction with the tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Liat De-Vries
  • Patent number: 6685013
    Abstract: A dose package for applying a material with an applicator having a separate material and applicator portion. In one embodiment, a portion of a cover is removable, exposing the material and applicator. In another embodiment, a plurality of material wells are used to mix different materials to be dispensed with an applicator. In another embodiment, a material well is squeezed to dispense the material onto an applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Centrix, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Discko, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030234206
    Abstract: A toothbrush and toothpaste case in which two housings are fastened together at their open edges by snap fittings to form a partially split chamber that contains both a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. One of the two housings has a single chamber. The other housing has a dual chamber wherein the two chambers are separated by a septum. The septum preferably includes an elongated slit. Each of the two housings is made of a single piece of molded plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Gayle C. Hetzler, David N. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20030230500
    Abstract: A flexible sheet barrier dispensing apparatus for protecting the bottom surface of equipment carriers, particularly carriers of medical equipment, from surface contaminants including a housing, a dispensing opening, and a releasably removable end cap to allow rolls of barrier material to be placed within the apparatus. The barrier material feeds outward through a dispensing opening, and features means for tearing or cutting the barrier material. The dispensing apparatus includes flexible attachments to an adjustable retainage system that holds the dispenser to an equipment carrying bag, and is optionally provided with a retainer centering device to hold the dispenser substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the equipment bag. In an alternate embodiment, the dispenser includes bosses to support the ends of the roll of barrier material within the dispenser. In another alternate embodiment, the dispenser includes a receiving housing to continuously accept rolled, used, barrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Toni M. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 6655527
    Abstract: The kit for removing mildew includes a premeasured amount of sodium perborate and a premeasured amount of non-ionic detergent. The premeasured amount of sodium perborate, the premeasured amount of non-ionic detergent and water combine to form an aqueous solution that can be applied to a mildew infected area. The aqueous solution removes mildew from a mildew infected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Lynn J. Rubin
  • Publication number: 20030164322
    Abstract: A flexible purse or wallet has at least one compartment for storing at least one flat object therein; and an attachable surface thereon, which permits removably attaching at least one small item thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Nancy Lee Carter
  • Publication number: 20030146116
    Abstract: A medicament applicator having a stick handle and a connected applicating end portion in the shape of a pleasing and amusing character that is well known to a child. In one form of the invention, the applicating end is formed of a cellular material, e.g. a sponge or foam capable of releasably retaining in the pores or cells thereon a medicament to be administered. In another form, the applicating end may be formed of a confectionary material having mixed therein a medicament which is administered to the child as the child sucks thereon. A package having one or more wells is provided to store and/or ship such applicators and/or medicament until readied for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Leif Klein, Gordon Rowe, William B. Dragan
  • Publication number: 20030146117
    Abstract: A device for storing and applying material, especially dental material, comprises a first zone comprising a first and a second film that define at least one first chamber that receives a first substance, and a pouch separated from the chamber for withdrawing the first substance. The separation between the pouch and the first chamber is provided with a through opening that can be selectively opened. The device further comprises a second zone with a second chamber that is not linked with the first section by way of a through opening that can be selectively opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Gioacchino Raia, Reinhold Nowak, Marc Peuker
  • Patent number: 6601262
    Abstract: A decorative painting kit including multiple-color paint applicators and a method of decoratively painting a surface though in situ surface blending of two or more paints of different colors by using a multiple-color paint applicator which is stroked over the same surface a sufficient number of time to at least partially blend the different paint colors. The partial in situ surface blending of two or more paints produces a decorative pattern on the painted surface that is color characterized by having areas with some of the original paint colors and other areas with various blends of the original paint colors thereon to produce a decoratively painted surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Padco, INC
    Inventor: Robert Ives Janssen
  • Patent number: 6601737
    Abstract: A baby wipe/rash cream dispenser that allows the user to retrieve baby wipes and rash medication with one hand while using the other hand to maintain the safety of the baby. The baby wipe/rash cream dispenser comes in a first embodiment having a moisture tight seal and two compartments one for baby wipes and one for rash cream which are each accessible when the lid is open. The second embodiment includes a housing having a sealable lid compartment for baby wipes and a separate lid compartment for rash cream that is provided with a pump mechanism for allowing the user to pump the rash cream from the reservoir without the need for opening the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventor: Kimberly L. Sandler
  • Patent number: 6595110
    Abstract: A blending and bubble filtering container structure includes a spoon-shaped blending and bubble filtering container, and a filtering film layer bonded on the spoon-shaped blending and bubble filtering container. The spoon-shaped blending and bubble filtering container is formed with a receiving space and an air guide channel communicated with the receiving space. The filtering film layer is formed with an air vent communicating with the air guide channel, so that the blending bubbles contained in the spoon-shaped blending and bubble filtering container may be carried through the air guide channel and the air vent, and may be drained outward through the air vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Chiu-Yun Huang
  • Patent number: 6564415
    Abstract: A surface treating device includes a material of sponge or brush fur that constitutes a treating portion, a plastic holder having a fitting groove, and a pair of plastic plates having inside clamping structures. The pair of plastic plates with one end of the material clamped between the inside clamping structures thereof are forced into and fixed in the fitting groove of the plastic holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Taiho Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Katakura, Sousaburo Ohara, Akira Miyagi
  • Patent number: 6551000
    Abstract: An improved container contains a housing containing at least one aperture and a treatment composition located within the housing. The combination of the treatment composition and the housing has a mess factor of from about 3.6*10−4 to about 1.1*10−11. When the housing is in a prepared state and squeezed, the treatment composition exits the housing from the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Manivannan Kandasamy, Aya Nakao, Masaki Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20030066766
    Abstract: A packaging for two or more items includes a sleeve defining a first compartment configured to accommodate a first item. One or more ends of the sleeve is open or configured to be opened. The sleeve is formed by bringing together two longitudinal edge portions of a sheet and fixing the two longitudinal edge portions together. The packaging also includes a second compartment substantially external to the first compartment. The second compartment is configured to accommodate a second item and includes an opening that opens into the first compartment. The packaging may be associated with at least the first item and the second item so as to form an assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Marc Lechanoine, Olivier Tkacz, Philippe Strebelle
  • Publication number: 20030037390
    Abstract: A portable window/windshield cleaning device is self contained with washing liquid and a squeegee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Gilles Leblanc
  • Publication number: 20030038040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device, especially for storing and dispensing dental materials. The inventive device comprises a container comprising a first and a second film which form at least one first chamber for receiving a first substance and a recess that is separated from the chamber and serves for removing the first substance. The separation area between the recess and the first chamber is provided with a passage area that can be opened in a selective manner. The first chamber contains at least one additional container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Mathias Bertl, Marc Peuker, Gabriele Hager
  • Patent number: 6524155
    Abstract: A bubble-blowing toy is constructed to include a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, an applicator adapted for picking up the bubble fluid from the fluid container for blowing bubbles, and an ornament holding the fluid container on the inside to keep the fluid container from sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventor: Mon-Sheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20030000864
    Abstract: A portable safety kit including a plurality of compartments for accommodating first-aid means, and comprising means for fastening the kit to a vehicle or similar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Nicola Carraro
  • Publication number: 20020175092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning floors and other large surfaces with a cleaning device comprising a handle and a mop head attached thereonto, and a disposable mop wetted with a cleaning composition, said mop being initially at least partially folded and packaged into a box containing a stack of said mops, and said mop being releasably fixed onto said mop head before and while cleaning, said method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Marielle Jeannine Coletta Stulens, Rached Menif
  • Publication number: 20020166793
    Abstract: A portable carrying for transporting cosmetics, office tools and the like holds a series of desired implements in a ready to use position by providing a flexible, rigid, or semi-rigid, carrying case having an attachable surface thereon, which permits removably attaching at least one small item thereto, preferably using a hook and loop assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: Nancy Lee Carter
  • Patent number: 6464110
    Abstract: An implement enabling a user to positively split-inject various kinds of perfumes by a simple attaching/detaching operation is provided. The implement includes a multi-stage engaging unit 21 to be fitted to the outlet of a container 8 for storing therein perfume, a push-operation head 2 provided with an outlet hole opened at the center of the engaging unit 21, and a dispensing pipe 1 connected to the outlet hole, whereby it is possible to split-inject small amounts of perfumes for transfer into separate containers and carry a plurality of kinds of perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Yamada Atomizer Company Limited
    Inventor: Hiromichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 6439379
    Abstract: A multi-purpose eyeglass holding and cleaning kit capable of storing a pair of eyeglasses and including a body with an outer shell constructed of a durable material, the body having a selected length, width and thickness which defines a generally elongate article with a first end and a second end and defining, in combination, a hollow interior suitable for receiving in inserting fashion the pair of the eyeglasses. A hingedly secured portion is secured to the body at a desired location and is actuated from a closed position to an open position in order to reveal an interior of the shell interior and to permit the insertion or removal of the pair of eyeglasses. A volume of a glass lens cleaning solution is contained within the shell at a selected location, the cleaning solution further including a dispensing pump incorporated within the body. A flap defined on an inner face of the shell interior supports a fabric material is contained within the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: David Taormina
  • Patent number: 6439381
    Abstract: The storage of the paint into the quart bottles keeps the paint from drying and developing a skin. There is a rack with bottles that have threads to accommodate the self feed roller and self feed brush that makes it easy for touch-ups and cleaning. This storage system keeps the paint and it's accessories (brushes and rollers) neat and organized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: John Michael Alvarez
  • Patent number: 6390290
    Abstract: A soft-carton-type cigarette pack made from a one-piece blank of paper or the like. A base wall is reinforced by a double-layered design of base tabs and, in addition, is provided with a reinforcing strip which runs around the inside. An opening aid is provided, in interaction with a Z-fold, in the region of an end wall. An exposed grip tab can be gripped for the purpose of removing a tear-open flap, bounded by perforation lines, in the region of the end wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 6386776
    Abstract: A lotion applicator includes an elongated, substantially planar strip constructed with a pliable, non-absorbent foam material. Adjacent each end of the strip is an aperture for receiving a user's finger or thumb. A user can apply lotions, ointments and similar viscous substances to otherwise inaccessible areas of the user's body by placing the viscous substance onto the strip. A user then grasps the strip by inserting a thumb or finger from each hand into each of the apertures. The user can then easily maneuver the strip across the back or other hard to reach locations of the user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Marlene Mistich Scariano
  • Patent number: 6372313
    Abstract: A package assembly or kit can be used in conjunction with storing and dispensing adhesive materials. The package assembly includes an enclosure in which an applicator and a container may be positioned. The container contains adhesive material. The enclosure may include a base and a cover. The base preferably includes one or more cavities, with at least one applicator disposed in one of the cavities. Further, the container may be disposed in another of the cavities. The cover may be provided with a plurality of wells. The container may include a restrictor positioned within a neck of the container. The restrictor is provided to limit the volume of adhesive material retained in an absorbent end of an applicator such as a swab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Closure Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Keith R. D'Alessio, Gary F. Prokop, Leonard F. Czuba, Carl E. Behrend, Peter J. Kopec
  • Publication number: 20020027088
    Abstract: A dose package for applying a material with an applicator having a separate material and applicator portion. In one embodiment, a portion of a cover is removable, exposing the material and applicator. In another embodiment, a plurality of material wells are used to mix different materials to be dispensed with an applicator. In another embodiment, a material well is squeezed to dispense the material onto an applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventor: John J. Discko
  • Patent number: 6328159
    Abstract: A material dispensing tray having at least two wells or depressions, at least one well for containing a material to be dispensed and another well for receiving the applicating end of an applicator. The applicator well is provided with an opening through which the handle of the applicator is extended beyond the applicator well, and a cover sheet for sealing the material and the applicating end of the applicator within their respective wells so that the applicator is rendered releasably secured relative the dispensing tray. The material may be dispensed by removing a releasable cover to expose the material, or by squeezing the material well with cover in place so as to extrude the material from the material well to the applicator well and onto the applicating end of the applicator or by piercing the cover over the material well with a piercing point formed on the other or free end of the applicator to provide access to the material in the material well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Centrix, Inc
    Inventor: John J. Discko, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20010047951
    Abstract: A body paint and applicator kit includes a plurality of paint containers, each having body paint. The colors of body paint within the different containers are selected to match a selected sport team's colors or theme colors. Each container has associated therewith a body paint applicator, preferably made of sponge material, which covers an outlet of the container that is configured to selectively apply body paint to a skin surface. The kit may include containers that have lid-forming bases whereby the containers are stackable. The kit may also include body decorating accessories, including any combination of paint removal tissue, stencil, pencil for writing on skin, or sport-related or theme-based decals having an adhesive layer for placement on a skin surface. The kit includes a carrying case configured to hold the paint containers and accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventor: Patrina O'Connor
  • Patent number: 6326069
    Abstract: A sampler pouch having a lower barrier layer; an upper barrier layer peelably sealed to the lower barrier layer to form a cavity; and a fluidic sample material absorbed within an internal supportive structure within the cavity. The internal supportive structure is inert and substantially retains the sample material when subjected to compressive forces, thereby reducing internal pressure against the peel seal and allowing for the use of low strength peel seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Arcade, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Barnett, Steven Jeffrey Greenland
  • Publication number: 20010045374
    Abstract: A disposable sealed package with dual distinct functions of containing a consumable product and dispensing it through a knife-like handle. The package allows an individual to consume the product from the container or to dispense and apply it using the knife-like handle. The package seal is lifted from the handle-portion only to use the package as a dispenser and applicator. The package seal is lifted from the containment-portion only to use the package to hold the product for consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventor: Edwin Joseph Selker
  • Patent number: 6311833
    Abstract: Contact lens cleaning and conditioning liquids, dispensers and a lens storage case are consolidated and arranged in a common unit with features for effectively maintaining contact lens from a single functional package. A molded plastic enclosure accommodates and positions containers of cleaner and conditioner in a manner that allows liquid transfer into lens case compartments without repeated handling of individual bottles. The enclosure provides a single structure that replaces multiple bottles and lens cases that ordinarily occupy counter top space. The enclosure also provides protection for the contact care products and devices when the unit is transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Inventor: Judy Ann Collier
  • Patent number: 6311357
    Abstract: A shoe shine kit including a case with a cavity therein. A buffer pad is affixed to the case with a layer of napped material attached thereto. The case contains three containers with lids all integrally formed with the case. Polish is contained within the containers. Applicators are retained through interference fit in seats defined within the cavity of the case. The applicators each include a handle and an applicator pad having material to which shoe polish adheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Inventor: Richard C. Horian
  • Patent number: 6286669
    Abstract: An easy to use handyman package for storage and application of one or more contents, such as a two part reactive adhesive and applicator. The package consists of a backing card, a membrane, and a blister cover sheet. The backing card is formed with a number of holes, and a membrane covers the card to seal the holes. A blister cover sheet is laminated to the membrane and includes a number of blisters which correspond in position to the holes formed in the backing card. In one example the package can have three blisters containing two reactive substances and an applicator. During use, folding motion of the package causes the contents to erupt from the package, allowing mixing, application, and disposal an easy task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventor: Nelson Collie
  • Patent number: 6244460
    Abstract: A package that has a flat base that is attached to a first capsule. The capsule has a straw placed therein that may be flattened and folded. A secondary capsule is attached to the base to cover the rest of the straw. The secondary capsule has a tab and overlaps the first capsule. The secondary capsule may be pulled away from the base to allow the straw to be removed therefrom and making further pulling impossible or very difficult and thus enabling the secondary capsule to remain attached to the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Ragnar Winberg
  • Patent number: 6220430
    Abstract: A rigid wrapper for tobacco products comprises a cupped container and a similarly cupped lid hinged together along respective rear edges, also a reinforcing frame located partly inside the container and fixed to a front face and to two flank faces of the container. The wrapper is fashioned from a substantially rectangular diecut blank with a predominating longitudinal axis, which incorporates a main portion providing the container and the lid and a longitudinal appendage providing the frame; the appendage is essentially U-shaped, hinged by two arms to two lateral panels of the blank providing respective flanks of the wrapper, and circumscribes a free longitudinally-extended extremity of the main portion shaped and creased to include a panel providing a bottom of the wrapper, also two side flaps and a longitudinal end flap functioning as bottom end folds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: G.D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Silvano Boriani, Alessandro Minarelli
  • Patent number: 6189696
    Abstract: A packaging configuration includes a lavatory basket and a refill bottle assembly interconnected for storage, shipping and sale. The refill bottle assembly includes a refill bottle containing a cleaning agent for refilling the container of the lavatory basket during use, and a closure cap for sealing attachment with the outlet of the refill bottle. The lavatory basket includes a container for holding and selectively dispensing the cleaning agent, and a securing element extending therefrom. The container is configured to be releasably attached to a concave upper surface of the closure cap of the refill bottle by means of a projection tab on the closure cap in locking engagement with a corresponding recess in a wall of the container. A releasable connection is provided between the securing element and the refill bottle assembly to further secure the container to the refill bottle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Erich Tuerk, Georg Muehlhausen
  • Patent number: 6170651
    Abstract: A multi-purpose eyeglass holding and cleaning kit capable of storing a pair of eyeglasses and including a body with an outer shell constructed of a durable material, the body having a selected length, width and thickness which defines a generally elongate article with a first end and a second end and defining, in combination, a hollow interior suitable for receiving in inserting fashion the pair of the eyeglasses eyeglasses. A hingedly secured portion is secured to the body at a desired location and is actuated from a closed position to an open position in order to reveal an interior of the shell interior and to permit the insertion or removal of the pair of eyeglasses. A volume of a glass lens cleaning solution is contained within the shell at a first selected location, the cleaning solution further including a dispensing pump incorporated within the body. A plurality of tissues is contained within the shell and is accessible from a second selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: David M. Taormina
  • Patent number: 6167890
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging bag for packaging a pasty product, in particular a cosmetic. The bag comprises at least one front sheet and a back sheet that are assembled together so as to contain said product in the form of a thin layer that is spread out between said sheets, the front sheet at least being flexible and also having a zone that is permeable to said product, the flexibility of the front sheet being selected in such a manner as to enable it to be pressed against the back sheet by means of a finger or of an applicator firstly to enable the user to take off the product, and secondly to enable the bag to be emptied completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 6155413
    Abstract: A carpet refurbishing kit includes a liquid dispensing bottle having a rotatable cleaning brush at its lower end and an adjustable spray assembly at its upper end. When rotated in a first direction, the cleaning brush actuates a dispensing nozzle allowing liquid from the container to be delivered therethrough. The spray assembly at the upper end may be adjusted to deliver liquid having a desired spray pattern. The bottle is prepackaged within a container having a plurality of varying configured perforated panels that may be removed to form a template for assisting a user in applying liquid from the bottle to a predetermined area of the carpet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventor: Todd C. Bilanchone